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Cranbourne Service
Railways in Melbourne
Cranbourne bound HCMT arriving at Hughsdale
Overview
Service typeCommuter rail
StatusOperational
LocaleMelbourne, Victoria, Australia
First service1 October 1888; 135 years ago (1888-10-01) as South Gippsland line
Current operator(s)Metro Trains
Former operator(s)
Route
TerminiCranbourne
Flinders Street
Stops20 (+4 via City Loop)
Distance travelled43.9 km (27.3 mi)
Average journey time59 minutes (not via City Loop)
Service frequency
  • 10–16 minutes weekdays peak
  • 15–20 minutes weekdays off-peak and weekend daytime
  • 30 minutes weekend nights
  • 60 minutes early weekend mornings
  • Double frequency daytime between Flinders Street and Dandenong in combination with Pakenham line
  • Shuttle-only operation nighttime between Dandenong and Cranbourne
Line(s) usedCity Loop
Cranbourne
Orbost
Pakenham
South Gippsland
On-board services
Disabled accessYes
Technical
Rolling stockHigh Capacity Metro Trains (HCMT)
Track gauge1,600 mm (5 ft 3 in)
Electrification1500 V DC overhead
Operating speed80 km/h (50 mph)
Track owner(s)VicTrack
Rake maintenanceBombardier Dandenong, Westall Train Maintenance Facility, Pakenham East Depot

The Cranbourne line is a commuter rail service operated by Metro Trains Melbourne in the south-eastern suburbs of Melbourne, Victoria, Australia. It operates along the inner section of the former South Gippsland line. The service is part of the Public Transport Victoria metropolitan train network.

History

19th century

Prior to the opening of the Cranbourne Line, settlers traversed south-east regional Victoria, establishing numerous new townships along the way. As a result, a new train line was being built to serve these new townships.[1] The line originally ran to Miraboo North in 1888, the line was built in stages and reached Leongatha by 1891.[2]

20th century

South Gippsland Line Era

Map of the South Gippsland railway line in the 20th century

Many branches opened across the line in the late nineteenth and early twentieth centuries, reaching regional towns such as Port Albert and Toora. Many of these branch lines did, however, cease operation throughout the mid- to late-20th century.[3] On 6 June 1981, passenger services stopped operating to Yarram beyond Dandenong. In 1984, the line re-opened and operated to Leongatha until its second closure on 24 June 1993.[4]

Opening of the Modern Cranbourne line

Train Order Working replaced Electric Staff Safeworking to Cranbourne in November 1993, and the electrification and power signalling on the Cranbourne line were commissioned on 24 March 1995. Funded as part of the federal government's "Building Better Cities" program,[5] the $27 million project included an upgraded Dandenong station and a new Merinda Park station at Cranbourne North (the line had previously been electrified for a short distance to the Commonwealth Engineering siding).[6] This resulted in the re opening of a section of the South Gippsland line to passengers which became known as the Cranbourne Line. The last regular train running through and beyond Cranbourne was on 16 January 1998, when the AGM Siding (near Nyora) to Spotswood station sand train ceased operation.[7]

21st century

Cranbourne Stabling Yards

In 2008, a new siding was constructed at Cranbourne with a capacity of 6 trains in order to increase capacity without duplicating the line.[8][9] In addition to the stabling yards, the $37 million project also brought a major upgrade to Cranbourne station and extended it's second platform.

Lynbrook Station Opening

Lynbrok station opened on 12 April 2012, to serve the suburb of Lynbrook.[10] Lynbrook is currently the line's newest station and the network's sixth newest station.

Level Crossing Removal Project

Main Article Level Crossing Removal Project

Elevated Clayton Station in 2018

The level crossing removal project is a government-based project started by sitting premier Daniel Andrews in 2015, with the purpose of removing some of the most dangerous level crossings across the Melbourne metropolitan network.[11] In 2017, it was announced that the LXRA would remove the remaining crossings between Caulfield and Dandenong. In 2018, construction was complete with 3 sections of viaducts, commonly known as skyrail, and new stations at Carnegie, Murrumbeena, Hughsdale, Clayton and Noble Park. In 2020, the government announced that the Cranbourne Line would undergo an upgrade. This upgrade included the removal of all existing level crossings on the line, currently the Cranbourne line is expected to become the first line on the network to be level crossing free.[12] As of right now, 13 of the 15 crossings on the Cranbourne line have been removed, with the remaining two expected to be removed by 2025.[13]

Cranbourne Line Duplication

The Cranbourne line upgrade in 2020 planned to duplicate the final single track section (8 km of single track) on the line between Dandenong and Cranbourne. Works were carried out during 2021 and early 2022. The line was fully duplicated in February 2022, with the project being completed a year ahead of schedule.[13]

Network and Operations

Cranbourne (physical track)
Overview
Other name(s)part of South Gippsland
StatusOperational from Flinders Street to Cranbourne, closed beyond Cranbourne
Owner
LocaleMelbourne, Victoria, Australia
Termini
Continues asSouth Gippsland line
Connecting lines
Former connections
Stations
  • 23 current stations
  • 4 former stations
  • 2 proposed stations
  • 4 current sidings
  • 2 former sidings
Service
ServicesCranbourne
Pakenham
History
Commenced1 October 1888 (1888-10-01)
Opened1 October 1888 (1888-10-01)
Completed1 October 1888 (1888-10-01)
Electrified25 March 1995 (1995-03-25)
Technical
Line length43.9 km (27.3 mi)
Number of tracks2
CharacterNow grade-separated at crossings
Track gauge1,600 mm (5 ft 3 in)
Electrification1500 V DC overhead
Operating speed80 km/h (50 mph) – Electric
50 km/h (31 mph) – Diesel
SignallingAutomatic block signalling

Services

Between 31 January 2021 and 12 February 2022, all Cranbourne Line services ran express between South Yarra and Caulfield.[14] Since 13 February 2022, some off-peak daytime Cranbourne line services (and Pakenham line services) have stopped again at Malvern station, running express between South Yarra and Malvern stations.[15]

On weekdays, Cranbourne line services operate as shuttles to and from Dandenong between 22:00 and 06:00, connecting with a Pakenham line train. During the peak, some services originate and terminate at Westall or Dandenong. During the morning peak, these short services may also not stop at South Yarra outbound. On weekends, Cranbourne line services operate as shuttles to and from Dandenong between 20:15 and 06:45 (until 09:30 on Sundays), connecting with a Pakenham line train.

All services run anticlockwise through the City Loop.[16] In 2025, Cranbourne line services will cease to stop at South Yarra, Richmond, and the City Loop when trains are rerouted through the Metro Tunnel upon opening.

The only freight traffic was cement traffic from Waurn Ponds near Geelong to Lyndhurst; this ended in 2009 after Pacific National increased the costs charged to Blue Circle Southern.[17] In September 2019, Qube Holdings commenced operating a daily service on a short section of the line hauling containerized cement to the Kimberly-Clark siding at Dandenong South.[18]

Route

Map
Interactive map of Cranbourne line in south-eastern Melbourne.

The Cranbourne line forms a relatively linear route from the Melbourne CBD to its terminus in Cranbourne. The line is 44 km long and predominantly double-tracked; however, between Flinders Street station and Richmond, the track is widened to 12 tracks, narrowing to 6 tracks between Richmond and South Yarra before again narrowing to 4 tracks between South Yarra and Caulfield.[19] After Caulfield station, the track again narrows to two tracks, which remain for the rest of the route. The only underground section of the Cranbourne line is in the City Loop, where the service stops at 3 underground stations and operates in a counter-clockwise direction.[20] Exiting the city, the Cranbourne line traverses mainly flat country with few curves and fairly minimal earthworks for most of the line. However, between South Yarra and Malvern, the rail corridor has been lowered into a cutting to eliminate level crossings, and between Malvern and Caulfield, the corridor it has been raised on an embankment for the same reason.[21] After Caulfield, the line formerly had numerous level crossings; all have now been abolished between Caulfield and Dandenong as part of an elevated rail project, as well as some older bridges over and under roads.[22] The remaining level crossings between Dandenong and Cranbourne stations will be removed by 2025.

The line follows the same alignment as the Pakenham line along the Gippsland line, with the two services splitting onto different routes at Dandenong. The Cranbourne line turns south and branches on to the South Gippsland line, while the Pakenham line continues along the Gippsland line.[23] Most of the rail line goes through built-up suburbs and some industrial areas, but after Dandenong, the line gets into a mix of both open fields and suburbia.[23] This outer portion of the line is one of Melbourne's main growth corridors, which is rapidly replacing farmland with housing and commercial developments, adding additional passengers to the line each year.[24]

Stations

The line serves 23 stations across 44 km (27.3 mi) of track. The stations are a mix of elevated, lowered, underground, and ground level designs. Underground stations are present only in the City Loop, with the majority of elevated and lowered stations being constructed as part of level crossing removals.[25]

Legend — Station Status

  • ◼ Premium Station – Station staffed from first to last train
  • ◻ Host Station – Usually staffed during morning peak, however this can vary for different stations on the network.
Station Opened Connections Notes
Flinders Street ◼ 1854 Suburban Trains(Metro):●Hurstbridge ●Mernda ●Alamein ●Belgrave ●Lilydale ●Craigieburn ●Sunbury ●Upfield ●Cranbourne ●Pakenham ●Frankston ●Werribee ●Williamstown ●Sandringham ●Flemington

Vline:●Gippsland

Flinders Street railway station#Transport linksTrams Metropolitan busBus

From 2025, services will cease to stop at these stations due to the opening of the Metro Tunnel.
Southern Cross ◼ 1859 Suburban Trains(Metro):●Hurstbridge ●Mernda ●Alamein ●Belgrave ●Glen Waverley ●Lilydale ●Craigieburn ●Sunbury ●Upfield ●Pakenham ●Frankston ●Werribee ●Williamstown ●Flemington

Vline:●Albury ●Ballarat ●Bendigo ●Echuca ●Geelong ●Maryborough ●Seymour ●Shepparton ●Swan Hill ●Traralgon ●Bairnsdale ●Warrnambool

Interstate Trains:●Overland(Adelaide) NSW TrainLink SouthernXPT(Sydney)

Regional coachCoach Southern Cross railway station#Transport linksTrams Metropolitan busBus

Flagstaff ◼ 1985 Suburban Trains(Metro):●Hurstbridge ●Mernda ●Alamein ●Belgrave ●Glen Waverley ●Lilydale ●Craigieburn ●Sunbury ●Upfield ●Pakenham

Flagstaff railway station#Transport linksTrams Metropolitan busBus

Melbourne Central ◼ 1981 Suburban Trains(Metro):●Hurstbridge ●Mernda ●Belgrave ●Lilydale ●Alamein ●Glen Waverley ●Craigieburn ●Sunbury ●Upfield ●Pakenham

Melbourne Central railway station#Transport linksTrams Metropolitan busBus

Parliament ◼ 1983 Suburban Trains(Metro):●Hurstbridge ●Mernda ●Alamein ●Belgrave ●Glen Waverley ●Lilydale ●Craigieburn ●Sunbury ●Upfield e ●Pakenham

Parliament railway station#Transport linksTrams Metropolitan busBus

Richmond ◼ 1859 Suburban Trains(Metro): ●Alamein ●Belgrave ●Glen Waverley ●Lilydale ●Pakenham ●Frankston ●Sandringham

Vline: ●Traralgon ●Bairnsdale

Metropolitan busBus Flinders Street railway station#Transport linksTram

South Yarra ◼ 1869 Suburban Trains(Metro): ●Pakenham ●Frankston ●Sandringham

Flinders Street railway station#Transport linksTram

Malvern ◻ 1879 Suburban Trains(Metro): ●Pakenham ●Frankston

Flinders Street railway station#Transport linksTram

Caulfield ◼ Suburban Trains(Metro): ●Pakenham ●Frankston

Vline: ●Traralgon ●Bairnsdale

Metropolitan busBus Flinders Street railway station#Transport linksTram

Carnegie ◼ Suburban Trains(Metro): ●Pakenham

Metropolitan busBus

Murrumbeena ◼
Hughesdale ◻ 1925
Oakleigh ◼ 1877
Huntingdale ◻ 1927
Clayton ◼ 1880 Suburban Trains(Metro): ●Pakenham

Vline: ●Traralgon ●Bairnsdale

Metropolitan busBus

Westall ◼ 1951 Suburban Trains(Metro): ●Pakenham

Metropolitan busBus

Springvale ◼ 1880
Sandown Park 1905
Noble Park ◼ 1913
Yarraman 1976
Dandenong ◼ 1877 Suburban Trains(Metro): ●Pakenham

Vline: ●Traralgon ●Bairnsdale

Regional coachCoach Metropolitan busBus

Lynbrook 2012 Metropolitan busBus
Merinda Park 1995
Cranbourne ◼ 1889, Re-opened in 1995

Stopping Patterns

Legend — Stopping Patterns
Some services do not operate via the City Loop

  • ● – All trains stop
  • ◐ – Some services do not stop
  • ▲ – Only inbound trains stop (trains operate counter-clockwise through the city loop all day)
  • | – Trains pass and do not stop
Cranbourne Services[26]
Station Zone Local Ltd Express Shuttle
◼ Flinders Street 1 ● ●
◼ Southern Cross ▲ ▲
◼ Flagstaff ▲ ▲
◼ Melbourne Central ▲ ▲
◼ Parliament ▲ ▲
◼ Richmond ● ●
◼ South Yarra ● ●
◻ Malvern ◐ |
◼ Caulfield ● ●
◼ Carnegie ● |
◼ Murrumbeena ● |
◻ Hughesdale 1/2 ● |
◼ Oakleigh ● ●
◻ Huntingdale ● |
◼ Clayton 2 ● ●
◼ Westall ● ●
◼ Springvale ● ●
◻ Sandown Park ● ●
◼ Noble Park ● ●
◻ Yarraman ● ●
◼ Dandenong ● ● ●
◻ Lynbrook ● ● ●
◻ Merinda Park ● ● ●
◼ Cranbourne ● ● ●

Proposed Stations

In addition to the 23 stations the line serves, it will also serve 5 new stations after the metro tunnel project is complete in 2025 and 2 more after the line is extended to Clyde; however, this also means the line would no longer serve the 6 stations between South Yarra and the city.

Station Expected Opening Connections Notes
Arden 2025 Suburban Trains(Metro): ●Pakenham ●Sunbury Opening as part of the Metro tunnel project in 2025
Parkville
State Library Suburban Trains(Metro): ●Pakenham ●Sunbury

Metropolitan busBus Flinders Street railway station#Transport linksTram Metropolitan train Metro Train

Opening as part of the Metro tunnel project in 2025, will be connected to Melbourne Central Station
Town Hall Suburban Trains(Metro): ●Pakenham ●Sunbury

Metropolitan busBus Flinders Street railway station#Transport linksTram Metropolitan train Metro Train

Regional train V/line Train

Opening as part of the Metro tunnel project in 2025, will be connected to Flinders Street Station
Anzac Suburban Trains(Metro): ●Pakenham ●Sunbury

Flinders Street railway station#Transport linksTram

Opening as part of the Metro tunnel project in 2025
Cranbourne East N/A Will open as a part of the Clyde extension however an opening date isn't comfirmed
Clyde

Infrastructure

Rollingstock

Main Article High Capacity Metro Train

picture taken by Alison Newman
Cranbourne bound High Capacity Metro Train arriving at Hughsdale Station

The Cranbourne line currently uses electric multiple unit (EMU) trains operating in a seven-car configuration, with three doors per side on each carriage, and can accommodate of up to 1,380 passengers in each train-set. Shared with the Pakenham line, the rolling stock will consist of 70 High Capacity Metro Trains (HCMT), once fully delivered.[27] They are built in Changchun, China, with final assembly occurring in Newport, Melbourne, by Evolution Rail, a consortium composed of CRRC Changchun Railway Vehicles, Downer Rail and Plenary Group.[28]

A number of semi-automated features are included in the HCMT design, including the capacity for low-speed shunting by remote control and for trains to be started without the presence of a driver. The trains will also automatically estimate the passenger load, and the reading can be accessed remotely.[29] Furthermore, the HCMTs will include "stopping aids" to maximise the accuracy of the position of the train's arrival at platforms. The trains are powered by a 1500-volt overhead catenary system, the same as all other electrical systems on Melbourne's railway network. Unlike other Melbourne trains, the HCMTs feature electronic maps and passenger information screens to update passengers on live information about general infrastructure evaluation.[30] Most of these trains are repurposed locomotives previously used by V/Line, Metro Trains, and the Southern Shorthaul Railroad.[31]

Signalling

Difference between both fixed block and moving block signalling systems

Initially, the Cranbourne line used a fixed-block, three-position signalling system designed for lower frequencies and less services.[32] However, the ageing system had harmed rail reliability and frequency on the line, necessitating the upgrade of signalling systems on the Cranbourne, Pakenham, and Sunbury lines. Since 2021, the Cranbourne, Pakenham, and Sunbury lines have been rolling out high-capacity signalling (HCS), allowing trains to safely run closer together, meaning they can travel more frequently.[33] The system is being delivered by CPB Contractors and Bombardier Transportation will deliver the $1 billion Rail Systems Alliance, which includes the roll-out of high capacity signalling and communications systems on the rail network. The companies will install high-capacity signalling (HCS) systems on 55 km of lines to increase frequency.[34] The line will be equipped with Bombardier’s CityFlo 650 communications-based train control system, which will enable operation at 2–3 minute headways.

Beginning in 2021, the upgrades were completed in stages. With the upgraded signalling system, trains are now able to run closer to each other. The new system was tested on the Mernda line and a section of the Cranbourne line before being fully implemented on the lines.[35]

Future

Metro Tunnel

Main Article Metro Tunnel

Anzac station entrance at the new tram stop

In 2012 the Network Development Plan Metropolitan Rail proposed a new north-south tunnel that would help reduce congestion in the city loop.[36][37] The new tunnel will connect the Sunbury line in Melbourne's north-west and the Pakenham and Cranbourne lines in Melbourne's south-east.[38] In 2019, construction on the tunnel began and is expected to be complete by 2025.[39][40] The tunnel will feature 5 new stations at Arden, Parkville, State Library, Town Hall and Anzac.[41]

Main Article Melbourne Airport rail link

The Melbourne Airport Rail Link will split off from the Sunbury line at Sunshine and operate along a new 27-kilometer line to Melbourne Airport. The line's construction will include upgrading Sunshine station to allow construction of additional platforms. The line will feature two new stations at Keilor East and Melbourne Airport railway stations. Trains on this line will operate through the Metro Tunnel before heading towards Pakenham or Cranbourne.[42] Construction started in 2022 and is expected to be completed by 2029.[43]

Clyde Extension

In 2018, opposition leader Matthew Guy promised that he would extend the Cranbourne line to Clyde if he won the 2018 Victorian state election.[44] In 2019, the extension was brought back up by Big Build Victoria. To prepare for the planned extension, the line received a major upgrade from 2020 to 2022 that duplicated the single-track sections and removed most level crossings between Dandenong and Cranbourne.[45] The proposed line will operate via the old South Gippsland line corridor and will serve two new stations at Cranbourne East and Clyde.[44]

Incidents

On 3 November 2012, a truck travelling along Abbotts Road, in Dandenong South, was hit by a Cranbourne-bound train at about 11:40 a.m. The accident caused the train to jackknife, causing severe damage to the train, as well as the track and overhead infrastructure. One passenger died at the scene of the accident after suffered a heart attack, while at least 13 others, including the train driver, were injured.[46]

See Also

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